Improvement in water-elevators



UNITED STATES i PATENT ?OFFICE sAMUL F. JoNEs, OF STiPAUL, INDIANA, AssIGNoR TO 'HIMsELF AND ERASTUS L. FLOYD, OF sAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT lN WATER-ELEVATORS.

Specification forining part of Letters Patent No. 42,439, dated April 19, 1864; antedated April 8, 1864.

TO all whom it may concern,

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. JONES. of St. Paul, in the County of Decaur and State of Indiana,have invented anew and improved `VVa'ter-Drawer 5 and I do heleby declare that thefollowing is a clear, full, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a plan OI' top view. Fig. 2 is a Vertical section' showing the position of the bucket B and weight U. Fig. 3 is a front elevation.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts of a Waterdrawer, as hereinaf' er fully described and shown.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use ]ny invention, l will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The curbAshould be made one foot by three feet at the base, three feet high, and one foot by two feet at the top. The spout E is placed in the center of the front end of the curb, about fourteen inches from the bottoln. It is nailed fast to the curb, With the wide end projecting about two inches inside of the curb. The front end of the ourb, above the spout, should be left open. The wheel G is about ten inches in diameter, provided with flanges ff, Fig. 1, at each edge of the rim, about one inch high, and one inch and a half apart. The rim of said Wheel is provided with cogs n n, Fig. 2. Between the flanges the said cogs are set alternately two inches and threefourtbs of an inch apart, and should be about one inch and a quarter Wide and half-inch high. This Wheel should be cast or otherwise made fast to the axle. Said aXle has its bearings 3 4, Fig. l. These are secured to the top edges of the curb. At the right-hand end of this aXle the crank J is secured. The spool H is about six inches in diameter, provided with deep flanges u u, Fig. 1. This spool is arranged in the rear of the Wheel (J`r, and is provided With a llook, e, Fig. 2. To this hook the upper end of the chain L is attached. `On the left hand of said spool, and on the same aXle, the spool I, Fig. l, is arranged. This spool is about three inches in diameter. On it the cord F is wound. The weight 0, Fig.

2, is attached to the lower end of said cord, and equalizes the weight of the chain and bucket on the Wheel G. The aXle upon which these spools are arranged is provided with bearings 1 2, Fig. 1. These are also secured to the top edges of the curb. The upper end of the cord F is attached to the spool near the outer end, and winds on the spool toward the center, and is wound on from the back part of the spool. The chain L is made with Square links 0 o, Fig. 1, an inch and a quarter by two inches. These links are connected together,

by rolls t' t', of heavy band-iron, cut in suitable lengths and rolled with the ed ges together. The bucket B, Fig. 2, is attached to the lower end of said chain. When the cord F is wound on its spool, and the weight U is nearly wound up, then attach the upper end of the chain to the hook e on the spool H, and as the weight runs down it will wind the chain on the spool H, which brings the bucket up. The chain lies over the Wheel G, between the flanges, With the ,rolls i 'i in Fig. 2 Testing between the cogs n n. These cogs prevent the chain from slipping when the bucket is let down or drawn up. The bucket B is provided with ears a a, Fig. l, to Which the bale b, Fig. 2, is attached. These cars should be plared about three-fifths of the height of the bucket from the bottom, so that the bucket will tip easily. The rib 1' is attached to the outside of the bucker, about two inches from the top. 'It should extend around the bucket about four inches, and stand out from the bucket about one inch, leaving a space between it and the bucket. Near the upper edge of the inner end of the spout the hook h is secured.

The operation of my Water-drawer is as follows: The attendant, after setting his vessel under the spout, takes hold of the crank aid turns Oward him. This lets the bucket down into the well by unwinding the chain from around the spool H and winding the cord F upon its spool at the same time. The chain and cord Wind on their respective spools alternately, the spools being arranged on the same axle. When the bucket fills with water, the a-ttendantreverses the motion, which Pases the bucket. As the bucket is being raised, the weight runs down and Winds the chain from the Wheel G on the spool H. As the bueket is drawn up, the ril) r is eaught by the l (lo notelaim any of the parts, wlien sephOOk h, and as the bucketis raised higher it arately considered; but

tips and pours it contents into the spout. I do claim as new and desire to secure by When this is done, the attendant lets go the Letters Patentl erank, and the bueket Will remain where t is A water-elevator, eomprising the Wheel G,

left, the Weight and bueket being equalized, spool H, spool I, chain L, Weight O, and bueket the attendant Only having to rdise the Weight B, all substantially as arranged and combined! of the Water. SAMUEL F. JONES.

From the above-described arrangement of Witnesses: the several parts, it Will be seen that a cheap C. H. MADISON, and durable Water drawer is produced. J AMES S. KING. 

